Wire handle for baskets, boxes, and the like.



l. W. DAILEY. WIRE HANDLE FUR BASKETS, BOXES, AND THE LIKE.

APPLIC'ATON HLEU MAR. 3. l9l6.

Pand Apr. 17,1917.

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VUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB W. DAILEY, 0F FORESTVILLE, NEW YORK.

WIRE HANDLE FOR BASKETS, BOXES, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed March 3, 1916.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I,` JACOB 1V. DAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Forestville, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wire Handles for Baskets, Boxes, and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to' certain novel and useful improvements in wire handles for baskets, boxes and the like and is in the nature of an improvement upon the handle covered by Patent No. 1,021,575, issued March 26, 1912.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my 'purpose to provide a wire handle for baskets, etc., which may be quickly and rigidly secured to a basket or box and whereby the basketV or box may be carried about conveniently.

It is also my purpose to provide a handle of the class described which may be made from a single length of wire formed in such manner as to rigidly and securely engage the box and at the same time provide a hand hold.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the 'construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within and scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a cross sectional view through a box equipped with a wire handle constructed in accordance with the present invention. p

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the handle removed from the box.

Referringvnow to Ilthe drawing iin detail, l indicates a single length of wire bent upon itself between its ends into substantially inverted U-form. Immediately below the horizontalimember of the wire, the legs are coiled upon themselves to form loops 3 and immediately below the loops 3 the respective legs are bent upon themselves to form hooks 4; having inwardly extending portions 5 and downwardly project ing bills 6. The lower ends of the legs are bent inwardly to form prongs 7 In practice, the portions of the legs between the hooks 4 and the prongs 7 em- Copies of this patent may be obtained for Specification of Letters Patent.

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brace the opposite sides of the basket and the prongs 7 @ienetrate the side walls of the basket and the bottom, while the inwardly extending portions 5 of the hooks Ll engage the upp er edges of the sido walls of the basket and the bills 0 project downwardly into thc basket and engage the in 11er surfaces o? the side walls, as clearly illustrated in Iig. l of the drawing. The spaces between the hoo-ks d and the loops 3 are such to iiicely receive the side edges of the cover of the basket so as to maintain the cover in position.

From the foiegoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that I have provided a basket handle 1vherein the prongs and the hooks effectively engage the respective portions of the sido walls of the basket to hold the handle secuely to the basket, while the horizontal portion of the wire is spaced apart from the top of the basket to provide a handhold.

The cover may be disengaged from the handle by pressing down upon the handle and separating the sides of the basket, and may be replaced in a similar manner. When the cove]I isin place the bills 6 pron vide a substantial bearing surface for the cover and will. lot allow the cover to work down into the basket and injure` the contents thereof.

I claim:

In combinatie a with abasket havinga cover, a resilient hand c connected with the basket, said handle bei 1g U-shaped and having its side arms bent upon themselves to provide parallel loops projecting inwardly and in direct line witi said handle, and. flaaving bills formed on said arms immediatelybe low said loops and in line therewith, said bills being adapted to engage the top edge of the basket, and said bills and said loops being adapted t) engage the cover andto be disengaged therefrom by a downwardp'ressure on the handle.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presenc(y of two witnesses.

JACOB W. BAILEY..

Witnesses:

D. P. PniRoE, CHARLES MCNEAL.

ve cents each, by addressing` the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

Patented Apr. 17, 1917. 

